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however it does seem like the party boss in the area is going out of his way to piss off the locals.

His gifts of food were signs that Big Brother is watching.

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When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus.
Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

I'd call it an extreme form of idealism, but not religious.
It's an unrealistic burden of faith in humanity to work beyond a private agenda, which is still more fathomable than faith in deities of little to no foundation.

But I get what you're sayin'.

As for Dictator idolism, that's an entirely different plane of problem. .

Whether or not political ideologies like Communism (or Fascism) are technically religions is a somewhat academic point. However, I would say that psychologically they occupy a similar place to more "normal" religions.

Political "religions" like Communism may not contain overt supernatural occurrences (except in North Korea ), but there are still articles of faith. Like Christianity or Islam, Communism has a Utopian ideal. Unlike those religions that Utopian ideal will exist on this earth, not the next (that said, building Utopia on earth is still a significant element of Christianity and Islam).

Like religion, Communism features Messianic and Godlike figures. The similarity is even more acute if you make the comparison to older religions like the Imperial cult in Rome or Pharaonic cult in Ancient Egypt. The leader is a personage of Godlike stature.

Use of this leader worship serves another purpose as it "humanises" the ideology, much like Jesus humanises Christianity, giving a human face to an otherwise abstract idea.

Another point in common is that Religions are first and foremost a "world view" a way to make sense of the world around you, to describe the reason why things are the way they are. Communism is the same thing, but instead of using god or the devil, it's class struggle.

Communism in China occupies a similiar place to the ideologies that gave rise to peasant revolts in the past, which were all heavily religious in nature. Communism was a potent mix of western ideas that gelled well with the egalitarian ethos that fuelled support for Chinese peasant revolts in the past (like the White Lotus, Taipings, Heaven and Earth Society etc.).

Many religions, in their day, started in a manner similiar to political movements. While we try to cite logic, philosophy or science to justify out movements, they cited divide revelation. The end result is ultimately that same though...

I don't think there is any real need for re-education in the lines of Communist education, it is a waste of public monies. How about using that money to educate young girls about the destructive psychological effects of supporting "tongzhi ai" at otaku conventions?

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When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus.
Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

I don't think there is any real need for re-education in the lines of Communist education, it is a waste of public monies. How about using that money to educate young girls about the destructive psychological effects of supporting "tongzhi ai" at otaku conventions?

"Tongzhi" in China is an implied term for gays. Taiwanese and Hong Kong fujoshis, being Chinese communities, use it to refer to BL/yaoi.

The other term they use is 少年愛 (yes, the same kanji as in shonen-ai) - and sometimes the term 结伴兄弟 (literally meaning brothers in a relationship).

The latter term is more horrifying because its original term means to signify the strong relationship between two guys that they are like brothers to the extent to do anything for each other, but it has been perverted to become seme-uke because 结伴 means to create a relationship.......

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When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus.
Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

"Tongzhi" in China is an implied term for gays. Taiwanese and Hong Kong fujoshis, being Chinese communities, use it to refer to BL/yaoi.

The other term they use is 少年愛 (yes, the same kanji as in shonen-ai) - and sometimes the term 结伴兄弟 (literally meaning brothers in a relationship).

The latter term is more horrifying because its original term means to signify the strong relationship between two guys that they are like brothers, but it has been perverted to become seme-uke because 结伴 means to create a relationship.......